City of Cranston v. Labor Relations Board

DECISION

The City of Cranston (the City) appeals from a Decision of the Rhode Island Labor Relations Board (the Board) in favor of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 251 (Local 251). In that Decision, the Board found that the City had violated chapter 7 of title 28, otherwise known as the "Rhode Island State Labor Relations Act" (the Labor Relations Act), when it conditioned the release of a personnel file to Local 251 upon the consent of a union member who had filed a grievance against the City. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 28-7-29.

For the reasons set forth below,…